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Sentencing Cases

The following are the most relevant cases where the courts considered Glossary Link FASD. Not all of the cases specifically decide on issues related to FASD.

As of March 2006, there are no cases that mention Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in any context in the following jurisdictions:

  • Quebec
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nunavut
ALBERTA - Court of Appeal: R. v. I.D.B. [2005] A.J. No. 1827; 2005 ABCA 99
ALBERTA - Provincial Court, Criminal Division: R. v. I.D.B. [2004] A.J. No. 1363
ALBERTA - Provincial Court, Criminal Division: R. v. M.P.P. [1999] A.J. No. 223
ALBERTA - Provincial Court, Criminal Division: R. v. Makinaw [2002] A.J. No. 1529 ABPC 193
ALBERTA - Provincial Court: R. v. D.E.K [1999] A.J. No. 1357 1999 ABPC 110
ALBERTA - Provincial Court: R. v. J.D.M. [2005] A.J. No. 1258; 2005 ABPC 264
ALBERTA - Provincial Court: R. v. Kruse [2004] A.J. No. 1227; 2004 ABPC 194
ALBERTA - Queen's Bench: R. v. I.D.B. [2005] A.J. No. 689; 2005 ABQB 421
ALBERTA - Queen's Bench: R. v. T.P.F. [2005] A.J. No. 1260; 2005 ABQB 68
ALBERTA – Alberta Provincial Court, Criminal Division: R. v. T. (D.L.) [2002] A.J. No. 802 ABPC 10
ALBERTA: Provincial Court, Youth Division: R. v. J.A.B. [2000] A.J. No. 1076
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Court of Appeal: R. v. Harris [2002] B.C.J. No. 1691 BCCA 152
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Court of Appeal: R. v. J.M.R. [2004] B.C.J. No. 2531
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Court of Appeal: R. v. Lambert [1996] B.C.J. No. 745
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Court of Appeal: R. v. Mitchell (B.C.C.A.) [1990] B.C.J. No. 381
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Court of Appeal: R. v. S.F.C. [2001] B.C.J. No. 769; 2001 BCCA 254
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Court of Appeal: R. v. S.R.R. & (A.M.M.) [2003] B.C.J. No. 3141 BCSC 1990
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. Abou [1995] B.C.J. No. 1096
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. Clement [1994] B.C.J. No. 1247
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. Creighton [2002] B.C.J. No. 2985; 2002 BCPC 564
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. D.R.B. [2004] B.C.J. No. 480; 2004 BCPC 47
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. J.H. [2002] B.C.J. No. 313 BCPC 33
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. J.L.H. [2000] B.C.J. No. 2820 BCPC 121
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. Pauls [2005] B.C.J. No. 2804 BCPC 602
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. Steeves [1998] B.C.J. No. 3135
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Provincial Court: R. v. W.P.W. [2005] B.C.J. No. 2654; 2005 BCPC 562
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Supreme Court: R. v. L.T.P., [2005] B.C.J. No. 1067
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Supreme Court: R. V. L.T.P. [2005] B.C.J. No. 1066; 2005 BCSC 97
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Supreme Court: R. v. Williams [1994] B.C.J. No. 3160
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Youth Court: R. v. D.P. [2004] B.C.J. No. 352; 2004 BCPC 35
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Youth Court: R. v. E.A.J. [2005] B.C.J. No. 422; 2005 BCPC 64
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Youth Court: R. v. J. [1996] B.C.J. No. 2754
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Provincial Court: R. v. Baptiste [1992] B.C.J. No. 2512
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Provincial Court: R. v. C.J.M. [2000] B.C.J. No. 2714 BCPC 199
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Provincial Court: R. v. D.B. [2003] B.C.J. No. 1735 BCPC 260
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Youth Court: R. v. D.R.U. [2004] B.C.J. No. 953 BCPC 120
MANITOBA - Provincial Court: R. v. L.E.M. [2001] M.J. No. 62
MANITOBA – Court of Appeal: R. v. Herbert [2000] M.J. No. 18
MANITOBA – Court of Appeal: R. v. M.H.C. (Man. C.A.) [1993] M.J. No. 317
NEWFOUNDLAND - Provincial Court: R. v. Suarak [2001] N.J. No. 80; affd: [2002] N.J. No. 374 NLCA
NEWFOUNDLAND - Supreme Court, Court of Appeal: R. v. F.N. [2000] N.J. No. 279
NORTHWEST TERRITORY - Superior Court: R. v. J.H. [1998] N.W.T.J. No.
ONTARIO - Superior Court of Justice: R. v. A.B. [2004] OJ No. 2684
ONTARIO – Ontario Court of Justice: R. v. Boyd [2004] O.J. No. 3735
ONTARIO – Ontario Court of Justice: R. v. Burnard [2005] O.J. No. 5854 ONCJ 518
ONTARIO – Ontario Court of Justice: R. v. K.R. [2005] O.J. No. 3356
ONTARIO – Superior Court of Justice: R. v. Lalonde [2000] O.J. No. 252
R. v. C.O., [2006] N.W.T.J. No. 44; 213 C.C.C. (3d) 276
R. v. D.J.R., [2006] B.C.J. No. 598; 2006 BCCA 125
R. v. Faulkner, 2007 CanLII 6337
R. v. Gares, [2007] A.J. No. 222; 2007 ABPC 60
R. v. J.D.L., [2007] A.J. No. 1280; 444 A.R. 9
R. v. J.W.K., [2009] S.J. No. 80; 323 Sask.R. 150
R. v. Mustard, [2007] O.J. No. 1786; 73 W.C.B. (2d) 620
R. v. Nichol, [2009] B.C.J. No. 776; 2009 BCPC 0124
R. v. Potter, [2006] S.J. No. 665; 287 Sask.R. 71
R. v. Pottle, [2008] N.J. No. 31; 2008 NLTD 16
R. v. Sinclair, [2008] M.J. No. 134; 233 Man. R. (2d) 1
R. v. Smith, [2009] A.J. No. 103; 448 A.R. 205
R. v. Stein, [2006] B.C.J. No. 1190; 2006 BCPC 0217
R. v. Toplass and Arkesteyn-Vogler [2009] B.C.J. No. 570; 2009 BCPC 0090
SASKATCHEWAN - Court of Appeal: R. v. B.L.M. [2003] S.J. No. 870
SASKATCHEWAN - Court of Appeal: R. v. K. (L.E.) [2000] S.J. No. 844 SKCA 48
SASKATCHEWAN - Court of Appeal: R. v. L.E.K. [2000] S.J. No. 844
SASKATCHEWAN - Provincial Court: R. v. F. (R.) [2002] S.J. No. 742 SKPC 137
SASKATCHEWAN - Provincial Court: R. v. Head [2004] S.J. No. 495
SASKATCHEWAN - Provincial Court: R. v. P. (S.L.) [2002] S.J. No. 311 SKPC 52
SASKATCHEWAN - Provincial Court: R. v. R.C.P. [2000] S.J. No. 373
SASKATCHEWAN - Provincial Youth Court: R. v. M. (B.) [2003] S.J. No. 377 2003 SKPC 83
SASKATCHEWAN - Provincial Youth Court: R. v. W.A.L.D. (1) [2004] S.J. No. 494 SKPC 87
SASKATCHEWAN - Youth Court: R. v. J.L.M. [2005] S.J. No. 362
SASKATCHEWAN - Youth Court: R. v. K. (L.E.) [2001] S.J. No. 434 SKPC 367
SASKATCHEWAN - Youth Court: R. v. M.(B) [B.M.] [2003] S.J. No. 602
SASKATCHEWAN - Youth Court: R. v. M.(B.) [B.M.] [2003] S.J. No.377
SASKATCHEWAN - Youth Court: R. v. M.L. [2000] S.J. No. 17
SASKATCHEWAN - Youth Court: R. v. S.L.P. [2002] S.J. No. 311
SASKATCHEWAN - Youth Court: S.L.N. (Re) [1998] S.J. No. 709
YUKON TERRITORY - Supreme Court: D.J. v. Yukon (Review Board) [2000] Y.J. No. 80 YTSC 513
YUKON TERRITORY - Supreme Court: R. v. J.K.E. [2005] Y.J. No. 100 YKSC 61
YUKON TERRITORY - Supreme Court: R. v. S.R.J. [2001] Y.J. No. 123 YKSC 55
YUKON TERRITORY - Territorial Court: R v. D.J.M. [2005] Y.J. No. 18 YKTC 25
YUKON TERRITORY - Territorial Court: R. v. Sam [1993] Y.J. No. 112
YUKON TERRITORY - Territorial Court: R. v. Stewart [1992] Y.J. No. 110
YUKON TERRITORY - Territorial Court: R. v. T.J. [1999] Y.J. No. 57
YUKON TERRITORY - Youth Court: R. v. E.L.J. [1998] Y.J. No. 19